Can someone identify this blue flower growing wild in a friend's garden in
Texas?

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL148.../269852704.jpg

Thanks

Manelli Family wrote:
Can someone identify this blue flower growing wild in a friend's garden
in Texas?

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL148.../269852704.jpg

Thanks


at first glance, i thought it was a blue petunia, but the leaves aren't
quite right for it....a hybrid type maybe? sorry, not sure.

On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:09:11 -0500, "Manelli Family"
wrote:

Can someone identify this blue flower growing wild in a friend's garden in
Texas?

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL148.../269852704.jpg

Thanks


Might be a ruellia, sometimes known as Mexican petunia.

Charles wrote:
On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:09:11 -0500, "Manelli Family"
wrote:

Can someone identify this blue flower growing wild in a friend's garden in
Texas?

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL148.../269852704.jpg

Thanks


Might be a ruellia, sometimes known as Mexican petunia.

So maybe I was on track with the petunia thought......

try these sites for comparison:

http://home.att.net/~larvalbugbio/ruellia.html

http://cals.arizona.edu/pima/gardeni...ittoniana.html

On Aug 5, 12:30 pm, Charles wrote:
On Sun, 5 Aug 2007 13:09:11 -0500, "Manelli Family"

wrote:
Can someone identify this blue flower growing wild in a friend's garden in
Texas?

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL148.../269852704.jpg

Thanks

Might be a ruellia, sometimes known as Mexican petunia.


I agree with ruellia
Emilie.

It looks like what I have and we call it Purple Showers.
http://www.rareflora.com/ruelliabritpurfount.htm


On Aug 5, 2:09 pm, "Manelli Family" wrote:
Can someone identify this blue flower growing wild in a friend's garden in
Texas?

http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL148.../269852704.jpg

Thanks

On Aug 5, 6:54 pm, loonyhiker wrote:
It looks like what I have and we call it Purple Showers.http://www.rareflora.com/ruelliabritpurfount.htm

On Aug 5, 2:09 pm, "Manelli Family" wrote:



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Looks more like vinca major. It has escaped from some garden or
ground cover.

gl in hemlock hollow

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gldancer writes
On Aug 5, 6:54 pm, loonyhiker wrote:
It looks like what I have and we call it Purple
Showers.http://www.rareflora.com/ruelliabritpurfount.htm

On Aug 5, 2:09 pm, "Manelli Family" wrote:



Can someone identify this blue flower growing wild in a friend's garden in
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http://pic20.picturetrail.com/VOL148.../269852704.jpg

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Looks more like vinca major. It has escaped from some garden or
ground cover.

gl in hemlock hollow

I don't recognise the plant (not quite a Petunia captures the essence),
but it's not Vinca major. Vinca major has a more deeply divided corolla,
and less elongated, glossy, leaves.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

"Stewart Robert Hinsley" wrote in message
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I don't recognise the plant (not quite a Petunia captures the essence),
but it's not Vinca major. Vinca major has a more deeply divided corolla,
and less elongated, glossy, leaves.
--
Stewart Robert Hinsley

Thanks everyone, I passed the information on to him.